TABLE 3.

Distribution of genotypes and genotypic profiles among V. vulnificus biotypes according to strain origin

Biotype	Origin	n	% with genotypea:							% with genotypic profileb:
			vcg type C	vcg type E	vvh type 1	vvh type 2	rRNA type A	rRNA type B	rRNA type AB	1	2	3	Atypical
1	Water	19	21	79	26	74	68	26	5	21	63	0	16
	Oyster	8	75	25	87	13	13	87	0	75	0	0	25
	Fish	6	0	100	17	83	83	17	0	0	83	0	17
	Human blood	12	83	17	83	17	17	83	0	75	8	0	16
	Human (not blood)	4	0	100	0	100	50	50	0	0	50	0	50
2	Water	10	0	100	0	100	100	0	0	0	100	0	0
	Healthy fish	2	0	100	0	100	100	0	0	0	100	0	0
	Diseased fish	38	0	100	0	100	100	0	0	0	100	0	0
	Diseased shrimp	1	0	100	0	100	100	0	0	0	100	0	0
	Human blood	2	0	100	0	100	100	0	0	0	100	0	0
	Human (not blood)	2	0	100	0	100	100	0	0	0	100	0	0
3	Bacteremia	5	0	100	100	0	0	0	100	0	0	100	0

^aPercentage of isolates with positive PCR results.

^bPercentage of isolates with each profile. See the text for a description of the profiles.